Galliford Try (GFRD) Competitors

Galliford Try (LON:GFRD) and Keller Group (LON:KLR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

Is GFRD or KLR more profitable?

Keller Group has a net margin of 4.20% compared to Galliford Try's net margin of 2.04%. Galliford Try's return on equity of 32.22% beat Keller Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Galliford Try	2.04%	32.22%	2.22%
Keller Group	4.20%	23.55%	7.80%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GFRD or KLR?

65.1% of Galliford Try shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Keller Group shares are held by institutional investors. 7.7% of Galliford Try shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Keller Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GFRD or KLR a better dividend stock?

Galliford Try pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Keller Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Galliford Try pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Keller Group pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GFRD or KLR?

Keller Group has higher revenue and earnings than Galliford Try. Keller Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Galliford Try, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Galliford Try	£1.69B	0.25	£34.53M	£34.46	12.39
Keller Group	£3.01B	0.32	£126.69M	£172.83	7.67

Do analysts rate GFRD or KLR?

Galliford Try currently has a consensus target price of GBX 510, indicating a potential upside of 19.44%. Keller Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,780, indicating a potential upside of 34.24%. Given Keller Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Keller Group is more favorable than Galliford Try.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Galliford Try	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Keller Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer GFRD or KLR?

In the previous week, Keller Group had 1 more articles in the media than Galliford Try. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Keller Group and 0 mentions for Galliford Try. Galliford Try's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Keller Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Galliford Try is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Galliford Try	Positive
Keller Group	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, GFRD or KLR?

Galliford Try has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keller Group has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Keller Group beats Galliford Try on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.